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EBR starting $20 million in drainage improvements; $200 million from 2018 still delayed
Posted on 6/25/21 at 9:11 am
Posted on 6/25/21 at 9:11 am
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Work begins on $20 million drainage plan in East Baton Rouge; leaders say it is just the beginning
WAFB
After years of complaining East Baton Rouge Parish leaders were not doing enough about flooding, DPW crews started work on a $20 million drainage project approved by Metro Council on Wednesday, June 23.
The plan targets more than 2,400 storm drains to be cleaned of sediment and debris. A spokesman with the Mayor-President’s office said those which are more than 75% clogged will take top priority. The plan also focuses on fixing 1,100 caved in pipes, plus clearing and grubbing vegetation from ditches and canals across the parish. All work, according to the parish, is expected to continue through the summer.
“Our hope is by getting them clean, getting the sediment out of them, the water will drain faster and with light rains water won’t accumulate and create any issues for the residents here,” said Kelvin Hill, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer for EBR.
This project is meant to compliment another project set to begin in the fall. The $350 million Flood Risk Mitigation project targets the five main tributaries that drain most of the water from EBR: Wards Creek, Jones Creek, Bayou Fountain, Beaver Bayou, and Blackwater Bayou. Those would be cleared, widened, and “enhanced.” According to a parish spokesman, 75% of the parish’s water drains through these.
This post was edited on 6/25/21 at 9:12 am
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Posted on 6/25/21 at 9:20 am to goofball
Five years almost since our record floods and they finally decide to spend some money and clean the catch basins and ditches.
I wonder how many consultants, engineering and marketing firms they had to hire before getting started?
They say the wheels of justice move slow, the wheels downtown make justice seem like the Indy 500.
I wonder how many consultants, engineering and marketing firms they had to hire before getting started?
They say the wheels of justice move slow, the wheels downtown make justice seem like the Indy 500.
Posted on 6/25/21 at 9:24 am to goofball
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The plan targets more than 2,400 storm drains to be cleaned of sediment and debris. A spokesman with the Mayor-President’s office said those which are more than 75% clogged will take top priority. The plan also focuses on fixing 1,100 caved in pipes, plus clearing and grubbing vegetation from ditches and canals across the parish. All work, according to the parish, is expected to continue through the summer.
*laughs in NOLA accent*
Posted on 6/25/21 at 9:28 am to upgrayedd
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The plan targets more than 2,400 storm drains to be cleaned of sediment and debris. A spokesman with the Mayor-President’s office said those which are more than 75% clogged will take top priority. The plan also focuses on fixing 1,100 caved in pipes, plus clearing and grubbing vegetation from ditches and canals across the parish. All work, according to the parish, is expected to continue through the summer.
*laughs in NOLA accent*
It is a joke.
Hiow can you “target” 2,400 drains, and 1,100 caved in pipes.
The sad thing is they know where they are, they put them in some massive list, and they have done nothing about it for years.
This post was edited on 6/25/21 at 10:43 am
Posted on 6/25/21 at 9:30 am to goofball
And tell them lawn crews to stop blowing leaves and grass in the street every day.
Posted on 6/25/21 at 9:34 am to doubleb
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It is a joke.
His can you “target” 2,400 drains, and 1,100 caved in pipes.
The sad thing is they know where they are, they put them in some massive list, and they have done nothing about it for years.
They're going to do like NOLA did and hire a contractor to do the work. It'll be a hard money job with no penalties and copious opportunities for change orders, also with no requirements for work completed
Posted on 6/25/21 at 9:36 am to GetBackToWork
Up vote x100, this has to be illegal right? Yet law enforcement vehicles drive through it as the crews are blowing it onto Perkins, Staring, Bluebonnet, etc and continue on their shift.
Posted on 6/25/21 at 9:53 am to bigpoppadiesel35
I never cease to be amazed at how bad Louisiana's infrastructure is, and that there is absolutely ZERO sense of urgency to fix it.
Posted on 6/25/21 at 9:56 am to goofball
No, they're not.
Posted on 6/25/21 at 9:57 am to GetBackToWork
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And tell them lawn crews to stop blowing leaves and grass in the street every day.
A HUGE problem in a city as leafy as Baton Rouge. That shite will clog drains with quickness. And the oak leaves sort of decomposes into a paste.
Posted on 6/25/21 at 10:02 am to goofball
Areas in St. George were devastated by the floods and still have flooding issues because they rubber stamp the cookie cutter developments. A handful of that $20 million is set to be spent in that area while the general fund kept raking in the sales tax over that same period. Another reason why it's good the area incorporated.
Posted on 6/25/21 at 10:04 am to goofball
Good to see this. Doing something too late is better than doing nothing at all.
But dredging Ward's Creek and Bayou Fountain without doing something to Bayou Manchac only makes these two streams larger reservoirs for holding backwater. See Bayou Fountain today - level still very high ~30 days after the great rain.
But dredging Ward's Creek and Bayou Fountain without doing something to Bayou Manchac only makes these two streams larger reservoirs for holding backwater. See Bayou Fountain today - level still very high ~30 days after the great rain.
Posted on 6/25/21 at 10:05 am to Unobtanium
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Good to see this. Doing something too late is better than doing nothing at all.
But dredging Ward's Creek and Bayou Fountain without doing something to Bayou Manchac only makes these two streams larger reservoirs for holding backwater. See Bayou Fountain today - level still very high ~30 days after the great rain.
There's some serious obstructions in Manchac. And they also need to dredge the lower Amite again.
Posted on 6/25/21 at 10:22 am to phi1514
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I never cease to be amazed at how bad Louisiana's infrastructure is, and that there is absolutely ZERO sense of urgency to fix it.
And if there is urgency, we keep hearing there is no $$$$ and/or additional studies need to be done. And yes, I'm talking traffic.
Posted on 6/25/21 at 10:31 am to Areddishfish
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have flooding issues because they rubber stamp the cookie cutter developments.
I am fairly certain City Council and Mayor didn't change a single thing after floods to approvals.
Posted on 6/25/21 at 10:41 am to goofball
I trust the dotd here to do a good job lmao
Posted on 6/25/21 at 10:47 am to Tiberious Cannister
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I trust the dotd
Have you recently suffered a concussion or a brain-eating amoeba?
Posted on 6/25/21 at 10:54 am to doubleb
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doubleb
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Five years almost since our record floods and they finally decide to spend some money and clean the catch basins and ditches.
I wonder how many consultants, engineering and marketing firms they had to hire before getting started?
They say the wheels of justice move slow, the wheels downtown make justice seem like the Indy 500.
Your issue is with FEMA's complete lack of accountability in their review process. The subrecipient of these dollars has to:
- Submit an application
- Wait for FEMA to review it
- Issue an approval that governs only the study/engineering-related deliverables
- Engage Engineering Professionals to produce the deliverables
- Submit the deliverables
- Wait for FEMA to review it for:
1.) Technical Feasibility
2.) Cost Effectiveness
3.) Environmental & Historical Protection Concerns
4.) Typically coordinate with the USACE
5.) Complete their review
6.) Approve the Deliverables
- Issue an Approval to allow the subrecipient (Read: Parish) to move forward and turn the dirt to implement the project
There are projects leveraging 2016 flood money in Louisiana that had applications submitted in early 2017 that are still not approved for Phase 1 funding which is just the study and engineering work. FEMA has not given them the go-ahead to just study.
Your issue is not with EBR. Research or learn more before you cast blame.
Posted on 6/25/21 at 10:55 am to goofball
They are going to do just enough to make it look like they are trying.
Then they will ask for another tax for flood and drainage.
Once this blows over the tax will pass and they will spend it on midnight basketball programs.
Then they will ask for another tax for flood and drainage.
Once this blows over the tax will pass and they will spend it on midnight basketball programs.
Posted on 6/25/21 at 10:59 am to goofball
What the hell is lining 16 miles of Jones Creek with concrete going to do to improve drainage?
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